Garenvs Wukong
Garen vs Wukong is a decisive matchup in LoL patch 26.7. Wukong wins with a 56.8% win rate (+13.6%) over Garen based on 44 games. Wukong holds the advantage in both the early and late game. Below you'll find the best Garen build, runes, laning stats, and strategies for the Garen vs Wukong matchup.
Garen Matchup Breakdown
Use the dropdown to select an opponent and see a detailed breakdown of how Garen performs against them. You'll get head-to-head win rates, laning stats, the best build and runes for the matchup, and early vs late game analysis — all based on real ranked data.
Wukong(43.2%)Who Wins the Garen vs Wukong Matchup?
Garen vs Wukong Matchup Summary
The Garen vs Wukong matchup is a decisive matchup in League of Legends ranked play. Based on 44 recent matches analyzed, Wukong wins with a 56.8% win rate compared to Garen's 43.2%, giving Wukong a 13.6 percentage point advantage. Wukong dominates at every stage — from early laning through late game team fights. This consistent advantage makes it difficult for Garen players to find favorable windows, so team-dependent strategies and avoiding solo confrontations are essential. The most significant statistical gap is in crowd control, where Garen leads by 0.7s CC/min — a difference that heavily influences the outcome of trades and skirmishes. Wukong has a strong advantage in this matchup. Garen players should play defensively, prioritize safe farming under tower, and look for opportunities created by jungle pressure or Wukong overextending. Avoid prolonged trades and wait for team fights where positioning and coordination matter more. Understanding these matchup dynamics is essential for champion select decisions and in-game strategy when facing this lane opponent.
Garen vs Wukong Laning Phase Breakdown
Garen is favored during the laning phase against Wukong, winning 5 out of 5 key stat categories. Garen holds advantages in farming, damage, gold income, crowd control and sustain, making them the stronger laner in this matchup.
Best Garen Build Against Wukong
Berserker's Greaves is the optimal boots choice against Wukong, providing the mobility and stats Garen needs most in this matchup. The top-performing core items for Garen against Wukong are Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate and Phantom Dancer. This combination gives Garen an effective balance of damage, survivability, and utility for the matchup. This build achieves a solid 50.0% win rate across 4 games, proving it to be a reliable item path when facing Wukong. Adjustments may be needed based on team compositions and game state, but this build provides the strongest foundation for the Garen vs Wukong matchup.
Early Game vs Late Game
Garen37.5%Wukong62.5%Garen46.4%Wukong53.6%Wukong dominates the early game (first 15 minutes) with a commanding 62.5% win rate — a 25.0 percentage point lead over Garen. This lopsided early game means Wukong can dictate the pace of the lane from level 1, controlling trades, wave state, and river priority.
Wukong is far superior in the late game (25+ minutes), boasting a 53.6% win rate — 7.1 points above Garen. Extended games heavily favor Wukong, whose kit and scaling make them a dominant force in team fights and objective control.
Wukong holds the advantage at every stage of the game, making this a consistently favorable matchup from lane through late game team fights. Garen players should look for outplays, team-dependent strategies, and picks rather than relying on scaling to win this matchup.
Best Garen Runes Against Wukong
Precision
Resolve
The Precision and Resolve rune setup gives Garen the best tools to compete against Wukong in this difficult matchup, compensating for the statistical disadvantages with optimal rune synergies.
Garen matchup data for League of Legends patch 26.7. The table below shows Garen's win rate, gold difference, and performance stats against every champion in the current meta. Click any champion name to see a detailed head-to-head breakdown including the best Garen build, runes, laning stats, and early vs late game analysis for that specific matchup.
Opponent | Win Rate | Matches | CS/min | DMG/min | Gold/game | Early WR | Late WR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47.09% | 378 | 6.5 | 815 | 12,433 | 42.3% | 51.0% | |
| 50.97% | 361 | 6.8 | 810 | 12,303 | 50.9% | 51.0% | |
| 50.46% | 327 | 7.0 | 902 | 12,581 | 51.5% | 49.4% | |
| 39.77% | 264 | 7.1 | 706 | 12,978 | 44.0% | 36.8% | |
| 51.20% | 250 | 6.4 | 675 | 12,357 | 52.5% | 50.3% | |
| 54.05% | 222 | 7.3 | 1,025 | 12,987 | 52.6% | 55.1% | |
| 50.74% | 203 | 7.1 | 891 | 13,519 | 59.5% | 44.5% | |
| 46.31% | 203 | 7.1 | 800 | 12,463 | 40.6% | 52.0% | |
| 53.61% | 194 | 7.2 | 962 | 13,245 | 48.8% | 57.3% | |
| 57.98% | 188 | 7.2 | 873 | 12,685 | 57.0% | 58.8% | |
| 58.92% | 185 | 7.1 | 929 | 12,953 | 57.0% | 60.4% | |
| 48.33% | 180 | 6.9 | 855 | 12,626 | 50.6% | 46.4% | |
| 54.19% | 179 | 7.2 | 792 | 12,943 | 60.7% | 48.4% | |
| 55.87% | 179 | 7.3 | 1,230 | 13,868 | 56.2% | 55.7% | |
| 46.51% | 172 | 7.4 | 888 | 13,117 | 50.8% | 43.8% | |
| 50.00% | 172 | 7.2 | 788 | 13,615 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 48.75% | 160 | 7.5 | 1,008 | 13,376 | 55.8% | 42.2% | |
| 55.63% | 160 | 7.1 | 897 | 12,615 | 61.3% | 50.0% | |
| 54.37% | 160 | 6.7 | 882 | 12,695 | 50.7% | 57.5% | |
| 54.84% | 155 | 6.8 | 827 | 12,872 | 55.7% | 54.1% | |
| 41.61% | 149 | 6.4 | 639 | 12,286 | 48.4% | 36.5% | |
| 55.41% | 148 | 7.3 | 862 | 13,627 | 67.7% | 46.5% | |
| 49.31% | 144 | 6.7 | 776 | 12,579 | 41.3% | 55.6% | |
| 51.08% | 139 | 7.2 | 827 | 12,661 | 42.4% | 58.9% | |
| 57.81% | 128 | 7.2 | 818 | 13,527 | 65.5% | 52.0% | |
| 54.33% | 127 | 7.1 | 915 | 12,822 | 58.5% | 51.4% | |
| 52.80% | 125 | 7.0 | 845 | 12,192 | 56.3% | 49.2% | |
| 48.76% | 121 | 7.4 | 914 | 13,175 | 56.7% | 38.9% | |
| 43.33% | 120 | 6.8 | 1,009 | 13,161 | 51.0% | 38.0% | |
| 37.29% | 118 | 6.8 | 689 | 12,052 | 33.3% | 40.3% | |
| 41.59% | 113 | 6.4 | 738 | 12,995 | 40.4% | 42.6% | |
| 53.10% | 113 | 7.2 | 822 | 12,723 | 56.9% | 49.1% | |
| 55.86% | 111 | 7.7 | 977 | 14,571 | 52.6% | 57.5% | |
| 60.19% | 103 | 7.3 | 915 | 13,701 | 60.0% | 60.4% | |
| 53.92% | 102 | 6.8 | 836 | 12,549 | 57.5% | 50.9% | |
| 55.79% | 95 | 7.3 | 946 | 13,811 | 59.5% | 53.5% | |
| 53.01% | 83 | 7.4 | 856 | 12,767 | 51.2% | 54.8% | |
| 57.50% | 80 | 7.2 | 959 | 13,758 | 44.4% | 68.2% | |
| 40.51% | 79 | 6.6 | 596 | 11,966 | 47.5% | 33.3% | |
| 57.33% | 75 | 6.7 | 781 | 12,271 | 55.6% | 59.0% | |
| 54.93% | 71 | 6.7 | 847 | 14,075 | 56.7% | 53.7% | |
| 64.29% | 70 | 6.7 | 745 | 12,936 | 57.6% | 70.3% | |
| 53.73% | 67 | 6.9 | 1,029 | 13,177 | 44.4% | 60.0% | |
| 51.67% | 60 | 7.2 | 777 | 14,296 | 56.5% | 48.6% | |
| 53.57% | 56 | 5.6 | 824 | 12,211 | 62.9% | 38.1% | |
| 41.51% | 53 | 7.0 | 796 | 13,207 | 50.0% | 34.5% | |
| 51.92% | 52 | 7.3 | 911 | 13,685 | 61.9% | 45.2% | |
| 53.85% | 52 | 7.1 | 797 | 12,714 | 48.1% | 60.0% | |
| 43.18% | 44 | 6.5 | 823 | 14,249 | 37.5% | 46.4% | |
| 47.73% | 44 | 6.7 | 891 | 12,761 | 55.0% | 41.7% | |
| 41.46% | 41 | 6.5 | 681 | 12,861 | 28.6% | 48.1% | |
| 48.65% | 37 | 6.0 | 881 | 13,139 | 55.0% | 41.2% | |
| 54.05% | 37 | 6.5 | 892 | 13,347 | 53.3% | 54.5% | |
| 64.52% | 31 | 7.0 | 780 | 12,311 | 61.1% | 69.2% | |
| 53.33% | 30 | 6.3 | 648 | 11,690 | 57.1% | 50.0% | |
| 58.62% | 29 | 6.2 | 721 | 13,450 | 22.2% | 75.0% | |
| 60.71% | 28 | 7.1 | 773 | 12,473 | 58.3% | 62.5% | |
| 37.04% | 27 | 4.8 | 818 | 13,682 | 54.5% | 25.0% | |
| 65.38% | 26 | 6.8 | 694 | 12,466 | 63.6% | 66.7% | |
| 42.31% | 26 | 7.3 | 813 | 13,166 | 30.0% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 25 | 6.5 | 800 | 12,903 | 60.0% | 60.0% | |
| 73.91% | 23 | 7.3 | 894 | 14,921 | 75.0% | 73.3% | |
| 36.36% | 22 | 5.6 | 939 | 14,955 | 28.6% | 40.0% | |
| 45.45% | 22 | 7.0 | 961 | 14,721 | 50.0% | 42.9% | |
| 55.00% | 20 | 6.2 | 801 | 13,971 | 50.0% | 56.3% | |
| 50.00% | 20 | 3.9 | 768 | 13,046 | 22.2% | 72.7% | |
| 63.16% | 19 | 6.3 | 791 | 14,552 | 87.5% | 45.5% | |
| 57.89% | 19 | 5.4 | 799 | 13,181 | 66.7% | 53.9% | |
| 50.00% | 18 | 7.8 | 782 | 12,541 | 62.5% | 40.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 7.3 | 765 | 12,759 | 60.0% | 50.0% | |
| 55.56% | 18 | 6.8 | 709 | 12,836 | 40.0% | 75.0% | |
| 66.67% | 18 | 7.1 | 737 | 13,178 | 50.0% | 75.0% | |
| 38.89% | 18 | 7.2 | 871 | 12,838 | 28.6% | 45.5% | |
| 47.06% | 17 | 6.9 | 818 | 13,935 | 80.0% | 33.3% | |
| 29.41% | 17 | 6.6 | 802 | 12,288 | 42.9% | 20.0% | |
| 17.65% | 17 | 6.2 | 537 | 10,158 | 30.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 7.6 | 954 | 12,358 | 44.4% | 57.1% | |
| 31.25% | 16 | 5.8 | 610 | 13,670 | 50.0% | 28.6% | |
| 50.00% | 16 | 7.0 | 733 | 13,458 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 37.50% | 16 | 7.7 | 909 | 13,480 | 37.5% | 37.5% | |
| 40.00% | 15 | 3.9 | 905 | 15,721 | 0.0% | 54.5% | |
| 80.00% | 15 | 6.2 | 857 | 15,338 | 85.7% | 75.0% | |
| 53.33% | 15 | 7.0 | 779 | 14,008 | 66.7% | 44.4% | |
| 50.00% | 14 | 7.1 | 680 | 12,640 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 42.86% | 14 | 6.5 | 781 | 11,620 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 14 | 5.9 | 750 | 12,943 | 55.6% | 60.0% | |
| 53.85% | 13 | 6.1 | 843 | 13,929 | 50.0% | 57.1% | |
| 33.33% | 12 | 5.2 | 769 | 12,046 | 16.7% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 7.1 | 981 | 13,677 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 58.33% | 12 | 6.0 | 653 | 10,831 | 71.4% | 40.0% | |
| 36.36% | 11 | 6.6 | 848 | 15,518 | 0.0% | 44.4% | |
| 54.55% | 11 | 3.3 | 748 | 12,536 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 45.45% | 11 | 5.5 | 864 | 13,780 | 60.0% | 33.3% | |
| 81.82% | 11 | 6.3 | 722 | 12,817 | 66.7% | 87.5% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 4.4 | 599 | 9,352 | 40.0% | 16.7% | |
| 27.27% | 11 | 6.4 | 826 | 13,712 | 0.0% | 42.9% | |
| 20.00% | 10 | 6.9 | 754 | 13,085 | 25.0% | 16.7% | |
| 40.00% | 10 | 6.3 | 706 | 12,355 | 20.0% | 60.0% | |
| 44.44% | 9 | 5.9 | 876 | 11,462 | 40.0% | 50.0% | |
| 33.33% | 9 | 6.5 | 653 | 13,595 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 66.67% | 9 | 5.0 | 783 | 13,747 | 75.0% | 60.0% | |
| 55.56% | 9 | 4.9 | 640 | 10,116 | 20.0% | 100.0% | |
| 25.00% | 8 | 7.7 | 861 | 10,715 | 40.0% | 0.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 7.1 | 926 | 14,590 | 100.0% | 66.7% | |
| 50.00% | 8 | 7.8 | 1,181 | 14,236 | 80.0% | 0.0% | |
| 37.50% | 8 | 5.0 | 514 | 11,104 | 33.3% | 40.0% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 5.7 | 520 | 10,737 | 71.4% | 100.0% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 6.4 | 661 | 12,222 | 60.0% | 66.7% | |
| 62.50% | 8 | 7.1 | 866 | 14,691 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
| 75.00% | 8 | 6.7 | 715 | 11,474 | 83.3% | 50.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.7 | 789 | 14,404 | 100.0% | 50.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 2.3 | 561 | 14,981 | 100.0% | 40.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 3.0 | 435 | 11,428 | 50.0% | 60.0% | |
| 71.43% | 7 | 7.4 | 755 | 11,896 | 60.0% | 100.0% | |
| 57.14% | 7 | 7.4 | 635 | 10,117 | 75.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 5.7 | 567 | 11,490 | 50.0% | 50.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.5 | 1,013 | 18,173 | 0.0% | 16.7% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 6.1 | 630 | 12,413 | 0.0% | 33.3% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 4.5 | 509 | 11,659 | 100.0% | 0.0% | |
| 16.67% | 6 | 5.3 | 564 | 11,795 | 50.0% | 0.0% | |
| 50.00% | 6 | 7.5 | 673 | 12,515 | 66.7% | 33.3% | |
| 33.33% | 6 | 6.6 | 601 | 13,048 | 66.7% | 0.0% | |
| 66.67% | 6 | 7.4 | 547 | 12,030 | 75.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 869 | 12,084 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 4.2 | 773 | 12,155 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.9 | 715 | 13,071 | 66.7% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 5.8 | 744 | 14,062 | 0.0% | 50.0% | |
| 40.00% | 5 | 4.8 | 495 | 10,237 | 33.3% | 50.0% | |
| 80.00% | 5 | 3.4 | 882 | 15,856 | 100.0% | 75.0% | |
| 60.00% | 5 | 6.5 | 551 | 12,264 | 50.0% | 66.7% | |
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Garen vs Wukong - Frequently Asked Questions
How does Garen do against Wukong in League of Legends?
Wukong wins the Garen vs Wukong matchup with a 56.8% win rate compared to Garen's 43.2%, a 13.6 percentage point difference. This data is based on 44 recent ranked games in patch 26.7.
How does Garen do against Wukong in the early game?
In the early game, Wukong has the advantage against Garen with a 62.5% win rate versus 37.5%. Wukong players should look to press their lane advantage through aggressive trades and wave control during the first 15 minutes.
How does Garen do against Wukong in the late game?
In the late game, Wukong takes over the Garen vs Wukong matchup with a 53.6% win rate compared to 46.4%. Wukong scales better into team fights and objective contests after 25 minutes.
Who wins the Garen vs Wukong matchup?
Wukong wins the matchup against Garen with a 56.8% win rate in League of Legends patch 26.7. The 13.6 percentage point advantage means Wukong is significantly favored in this lane matchup based on 44 games analyzed.
What is the best Garen build against Wukong?
The best Garen build against Wukong includes Stridebreaker, Dead Man's Plate, Phantom Dancer with Berserker's Greaves. This build achieves a 50.0% win rate in the matchup. Check the matchup breakdown above for the full item path and build order.
What are the best Garen runes against Wukong?
The best Garen runes against Wukong use the Precision primary tree with Resolve secondary. This rune setup achieves a 60.0% win rate in the Garen vs Wukong matchup. See the full rune breakdown in the matchup comparison above.
Does Garen counter Wukong?
No, Garen struggles against Wukong with only a 43.2% win rate. Wukong has the advantage in this matchup. Garen players should focus on safe farming and avoiding extended trades to minimize Wukong's lead.
How do I play Garen against Wukong?
When playing Garen against Wukong, play cautiously and avoid Wukong's power spikes. Look for jungle assistance and team-dependent plays since Wukong has the statistical advantage at most stages. Use the matchup-specific build and runes above to optimize your chances.